I would highly recomend the Oppo 981, I have a 971H and it is a superb player, PQ onto my 96" screen is fantastic. I will get a "HD" type player at some point but for now this is an unbeatable player and cheap too!
Chris

Emotiva DMC1, MPS-1 ,M80v2 ,Klipsch RC64,Mirage Omni260 surrounds,Paradigm PW2200 sub